MERS coronavirus kills four more in Saudi

Four more deaths have taken place from MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia and three more people have been infected with the virus that has so far killed 38 of the total 64 people it affected

The World Health Organisation has said that the MERS coronavirus has caused 38 worldwide fatalities and has infected a total of 64 people

Singapore: The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry on Monday confirmed four more deaths from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV.

These new fatalities occurred amongst those who had already been infected with the virus. While one of the new infection was detected in the Eastern Province, in the capital city of Riyadh, the other one was from Jeddah, the Saudi Health Ministry said.